[that] to contrarious doing belongeth: and that is good skil.
For, right as he besmyteth the dignites, thilke same thing ayenward
him smyteth, or els shulde smyte. And over this thou wost
wel (quod she) that fyr in every place heteth where it be, and
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water maketh wete. Why? For kyndely werking is so y-put in
hem, to do suche thinges; for every kyndely in werking sheweth
his kynde. But though a wight had ben mayre of your city
many winter togider, and come in a straunge place there he were
not knowen, he shulde for his dignitè have no reverence. Than